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AFRICA: Antiretroviral Gel Lowers HIV Infection and Offers Hope to Women
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 21 2010 (IPS) - When women from the predominantly rural Vulindela district in…
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HEALTH-INDIA: Superbug Boosts Hopes of Rational Drug Use
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Aug 20 2010 (IPS) - Howls of protest from doctors and officials…
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KENYA: TB Patients Held in Prison
Susan Anyangu-AmuNAIROBI, Sep 13 2010 (IPS) - When a doctor instructs a patient to take…
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ARGENTINA: Preterm Infants at Centre of Innovative Campaign
Marcela ValenteBUENOS AIRES, Oct 7 2010 (IPS) - My name is Maximiliano Muñoz. I m…
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BANGLADESH: Dose of Vigilance Helps Manage HIV, AIDS
Naimul HaqDHAKA, Nov 2 2010 (IPS) - It is one of the poorest countries in…
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WEST AFRICA: New Vaccine For Mass Campaign Against Meningitis
Brahima Ou draogo and Terna GyuseOUAGADOUGOU and CAPE TOWN, Dec 8 2010 (IPS) - More…
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COTE D’IVOIRE: Protecting Public Health Despite Political Impasse
ABIDJAN, Jan 24 2011 (IPS) - The political stand-off between Alassane Ouattara, certified by the…
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Medicine Alliance Fighting Corruption in Zambia
Aston Mwila KusekaLUSAKA, Mar 7 2011 (IPS) - I had always associated corruption with politics…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Who Says Research Can’t Be Dramatic?
Nyasha MusanduJOHANNESBURG, Mar 28 2011 (IPS) - In the early 1990s, a group of researchers…
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SENEGAL: Local Health Posts a Qualified Success
Souleymane FayeDAKAR, Apr 25 2011 (IPS) - We no longer need to go to Hanène,…